My version of Felicit8 of Change

Hoping to include a photo of my latest afghan, a test for Frank O'Randle's Felicit8 of Change:



Yarn used is Caron Simply Soft (white) and Caron United (black and royal blue).

Back on blog with shawl from 2014.

Haven't been on the blog since 2013--when Google took over and I couldn't figure out how to post.  This is a test, sort of.  The picture is of a crocheted shawl I tested for Simple Knits called "Sweet Tea Shawl" done in May, 2014.

EVENING CRAFTERS: JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

Finally posting some Crafters projects from this year (more in another post). In July we did cross-stitch snowflakes on felt using waste canvas using a pattern (scroll to "Finish an Ornament 5 Ways")  from Cross-Stitch and Needlework

. In August we did felt leaf-shaped coasters from a Create and Decorate pattern.

In September we made felt (yes, felt again) pincushions from a pattern in American Patchwork and Quilting. I liked this one so much I made 2, one to give to my mom and one to keep myself.

EVENING CRAFTERS MAY 2013

A little late for Easter this year, but I'm now ahead for next year. We used a shaped brick and wood pieces cut out by Jelayne's husband, paint, and a gluegun. All three are different and equally cute. Mine's on the right.

EVENING CRAFTERS FEBRUARY 2013

Our craft this month was a "St. Patrick's Day Door Hanger" from Crafts 'n Things for Feb/Mar last year. We used Fimo "Effects" (green and gold) and Premo (moss). They turned out really cute. Here's mine:

MMario Autumnal 2012 Mystery Shawl KAL

I finished my shawl on Thursday and blocked it yesterday. This is the first MMario Mystery shawl I've finished (I still have 5 in progress)! I used a size 8 circular needle and the yarn from a recycled thrift-shop sweater--a wool medium v-neck, sport/dk weight.

There were 6 clues for six weeks starting the Labor Day weekend. The idea was a "Make Your Own Recipe Pi Shawl". It could be a full circle, a 3/4 circle or a half circle. I chose to do a 3/4 circle. Suggestions for lace patterns were presented and they could be combined or used as is. Everyone did the ist week's pattern the same, but then the selections available meant everyone's is different. Beads were optional. I like beads, so I used them. Clue 1:

Clue 2: Helix

Clue 3: Balanced Bruce

Clue 4: Mrs. Montegue and Lesser Montegue

Clue 5: "K" and "L", split

Clue 6: 6 rows of "Q"--ran out of yarn.

It is HUGE, with the radius 38-40". It didn't fit completely on our double bed, so part was blocked over the edge. Unblocked

blocked

If I'd completely finished clue 6, it would probably been a foot bigger. I love it.

AUGUST YARN DYEING CHALLENGE pt 2

This time I used I Love This Wool in "cream". I made a long skein, then tied yarn around a whole section or around just a few strands at a time, kind of randomly.

I did a first dyeing with Peach Mango Kool Aid.

Then I undid some ties and retied or added other ties and dyed the skein again with orange Kool Aid.

For the third dye bath, I redid it again only using Wilton's copper and brown. The color didn't change enough, though, so I did a fourth round (retying etc.) with Wilton's Kelly Green.

I was trying for sort of flecks of lighter colors and I think I succeeded. To me it looks like fireflies or sunlight filtering through tree branches on a leaf covered forest floor. It, too, will probably become a hat (or a scarf).